A Year of Censorship: Social Media Crackdown | TV Shows
We look at how censorship on the internet has increased and ask what freedom of expression means online.With some governments banning apps like TikTok and social media…
Know their names: The Palestinian journalists killed by Israel in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict
Ismail’s last message to the world Al Jazeera Arabic journalist Ismail Al-Ghoul and his cameraman Rami al-Rifi were killed in an Israeli air attack on…
The Truth in Crisis: Navigating the Post-Truth Age
In an age where information is available at the touch of a button, the world finds itself facing a crisis of truth. The rise of…
The Role of Social Media in Facilitating Terrorism: A Growing Threat to Global Security
Social media has become a double-edged sword in the modern world. While it offers unprecedented connectivity, facilitates communication, and serves as a platform for global…
Latinx Files: 4 media trends that stood out to me in 2024
It’s the waning days of December, which means it’s time to look back at the year that was. For this week’s newsletter, here are four…
Italy says working to free journalist under arrest in Iran for over a week | Media News
Cecilia Sala, 29, who works for Il Foglio and Chora Media, was arrested in Tehran on December 19, authorities said.An Italian journalist has been arrested…
Leaving X: The right move or a leap into the unknown? | Social Media
Recent decisions by major news outlets like The Guardian and La Vanguardia and more niche publications such as Sex Tech Guide to leave X put under…
Israel kills five Palestinian journalists in attack on media van | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The Israeli genocide has killed at least 38 more Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, including five journalists. Gaza’s Ministry of Health on…
Iran to lift ban on WhatsApp, Google Play, state media report | Internet News
Authorities vote to allow use of Meta’s instant messaging platform and Google Play as a first step to scale back internet restrictions.Iranian authorities have voted…
Albania bans TikTok for one year after school stabbing | Social Media News
The government’s decision comes after a 14-year-old boy was stabbed to death by a classmate following a social media fight.Albania has announced a ban on…
Social media abuse in tennis: Gamblers send 48% of offensive messages
Angry gamblers are behind 48% of the 12,000 social media posts that have been deemed abusive towards tennis players this year, according to an artificial…
Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why? | Espionage News
Amnesty International has revealed that phones belonging to Serbian activists and journalists have been hacked by Serbian intelligence and police using Israeli spyware and other…
US Supreme Court agrees to hear TikTok’s challenge to looming ban | Social Media News
Washington, DC – The United States Supreme Court has agreed to hear TikTok’s bid to block a law that would ban or compel the sale…
Trump sues Des Moines Register newspaper, claiming ‘election interference’ | Media News
US president-elect’s lawsuit comes days after reaching defamation settlement with ABC News.United States President-elect Donald Trump has filed a lawsuit accusing a newspaper and a…
Media freedom watchdog decries Israel’s killing of journalists in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News
CPJ says the Israeli military ‘continues to act with total impunity when it comes to the killing of journalists’.The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has…
Troy Masters dead: LGBTQ+ advocate and media trailblazer was 63
Troy Masters, the publisher of LGBTQ+ news outlet the Los Angeles Blade and a pillar of queer media, died unexpectedly on Wednesday at age 63.…
Media groups condemn Israel over Gaza journalist ‘massacre’ | Media News
Two separate reports by media freedom organisations found Israel killed an unprecedented number of journalists.Two separate reports from media freedom organisations that analysed the deaths…
Trump taps failed candidate Kari Lake to lead Voice of America | US Election 2024 News
US president-elect names supporter known for denying the results of the 2020 presidential election.United States President-elect Donald Trump has named Kari Lake, a former television…
Fact check: Did UnitedHealthcare murder suspect post viral Substack? | Social Media News
EXPLAINEROnline self-publishing platform Substack has removed a post purportedly by Luigi Mangione, chief suspect in the murder of CEO Brian Thompson.By Jeff Cercone | PolitifactPublished On…
ByteDance, TikTok seek temporary halt to US crackdown law | Social Media News
The companies have asked an appeals court to temporarily block the law that would enforce a ban on the app in the United States.China-based ByteDance…